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Once you beatLittle Witch Nobeta, you’ll gain access to New Game Plus mode. This mode offers multiple benefits to let you enjoy the game more and see what else you can find. However, to make the most out of this mode, you must understand what it offers and what you lose, so you don’t waste time.
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With that in mind, you’ll want to see what the game offers, consider your situation, and see if you want to start New Game Plus or stick with your current file. That way, it won’t catch you by surprise and cause you to face unexpected setbacks.
Since this guide will help you learn about New Game Plus,it’ll contain spoilers, so only look at it if you’renear the end of the gameor finished it.
The Point Of No Return
While playing the game, you’ll reach theSpirit Realm - The Throne Statue. Once you reach this Statue, you’ll see the throne ahead, so if you approach it and fight the final boss, you’ll face thepoint of no return.
The game warns you about the previous point of no return when switching from the castle to the Spirit Realm, but itdoesn’t provide a warninghere. Once you finish the boss, you set your file up for New Game Plus and can’t continue from before the boss fights, so you can’t do anything else in the area.
That means you should ensure you did everything you want in theSpirit Realmbefore you fight the boss. Otherwise, you’ll need to play through the game again if you want to find everything else in the area.
How To Start New Game Plus
Once you finish the final boss, you need toload the file. If you go to New Game and try to start a new game, you won’t get New Game Plus. You must continue it from the file you completed the game. Once you load it, the beginning cutscene will play, and you’ll start your New Game Plus file.
You should also note that the gamedoesn’t let you copy filesto other slots, so you should ensure you want to complete it before you start.
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The Enemies And Difficulty Settings
Once you start the game, you won’t easily play through it since it’llincrease the health and strengthof enemies. While that may seem intimidating, you’ll still deal plenty of damage and can easily defeat enemies with a single magic attack, so you won’t have much to worry about.
On the other hand, youcan’t change the difficultysetting, so you’ll use the same difficulty. For example, if you finish the game onStandard difficult, you’re able to’t switch it to Advanced. However, you can lower the difficulty from Advanced to Standard, but you can’t move it back up.
That means if you want to play through the game on Advanced, you’ll need tostart a new fileand play through it. You can start a New Game Plus file on your Advanced file, allowing the enemies to scale off that difficulty setting.
What You Keep In New Game Plus
Once you start your New Game Plus file, you’ll retain multiple things from your previous playthrough.
How It Impacts Your File
Items You Collected
If you look at your Items in the menu, the game will keep all the items you collected while playing through the game.
All the items you previously collectedwon’t respawn on the map, so you won’t waste time picking up items you already got. You can also use New Game Plus to return to the first half of the game andcollect any items you missed.
Consumables You Carried
If you didn’t use all your consumables during the final boss, you’ll keep them in the next playthrough.
You canbring powerful itemsto the earlier parts of the game. You can then use them to help you with battles or areas you struggled with, so you won’t need to use items withcurse values.
Spell and Bag Expansion Upgrades
Every spell and bag expansion upgrade you collected will carry over.
Level Ups and Soul Essence
All the levels you put into your stats and leftover soul essence will go to your file.
Unlocked Costumes
You’ll keep every costume you unlocked, and they carry over toother files.
Since costumes are cosmetic, they won’t impact the gameplay. However, it’s nice to have access to your favorite outfits.
Your History
The game keeps track of multiple stats, including your playtime, how much soul essence you collected, and even your total absorbed Mana.
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What You Lose In New Game Plus
Even though you get all these benefits, you should note a few things you don’t get to keep if you start a new file.
Teleport Ability
It allows you to teleport betweenGoddess Statues.
You can’t skip to later parts of the game and must play through it as usual.
You don’t have all thestatue locationsonce you learn Teleport.
Spirit Realm Animations And Voice Lines
Nobeta doesn’t have their adjusted voice lines and improved melee attack animations.
Yourmelee attacks come out slower, meaning they’re less effective than they were during the second part of the game.
The Benefits Of New Game Plus
If you aren’t sure whether you should start a new game or try New Game Plus, you should consider the benefits you’ll enjoy.
